The spiritual capital of Umbria, Assisi (Assisi), is a miniature town, famously scrambling to the top, though not the highest, but quite steep hill. Understand what this place has earned the fame of one of the leading religious centers of the world quite simply by name: it was here that St. Francis of Assisi was born in 1182.
In addition to the birth of Francis of Assisi, the city is famous for the first monastery founded here, the Franciscan Order - Sacro Convento. For a long time it was in the possession of the Minorites, today it is used as a theological seminary and the university
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How to get to
Getting to Assisi is easy by bus or train, although the latter station is 4 km from the city, in the place of Santa Maria degli Angeli . From there, there is a shuttle bus C (0 . 80 euro cents) to the APM bus station on Piazza Matteotti in Assisi every 30 minutes . Tickets can be bought at the tobacco kiosk at . d . railway station and in the city . In turn, till .. train station can be reached by train from Perugia (2-3 EUR, on the way 25 minutes, departures every hour) . You can arrive from Florence, but you will have to make a transfer to Terontola (15-20 EUR, 1 hour 45 2 hours 45 minutes), or from Rome with a dock in Foligno (12-18 EUR, 2-2, 5 hours) .
Directly from Assisi you can get by bus to Perugia (3-5 EUR, at way 50 minutes) and Gubbio (5-7 EUR, one hour and 10 minutes on the way). Buses leave from Piazza Matteotti. Sulga organizes bus services from Porta San Pietro to Florence (11-13 EUR, 2, 5 hours, one morning flight per day) and Rome (16-18 EUR, 3, 5 hours)
On your own car to Assisi easy to reach from Perugia on the SS75 road, then the exit to Ospedalicchio and follow the directions.
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Transportation
In Assisi you can and should only walk. Parking within the historical center can not, you need to leave the car in one of the six parking spaces at the foot of Assisi. From each parking area, you can climb to the center on orange shuttle buses, elevators or on foot (depending on the parking where the car remains). Or call a taxi at 075 81 31 00.
Cuisine and restaurants
Miniature Assisi offers a lot of places where you can adequately grab a snack or have a full dinner. In the first case, pay attention to the pizzeria, where for 2-4 EUR you can take a good piece of pizza to take away. In the second case, take a look at one of these institutions: home Trattoria degli Umbri (Piazza del comune 40), Osteria Otello (before the church Chiesa Nuova), Finnegans Pub in the Piazza Matteoti, Paradiso (on the way to San Damiano). And Il Baccanale (Via del Comune vecchio 2) near Piazza Matteotti finally buy a bottle of wine.
In Santa Maria degli Angeli, usually recommend a family restaurant Basilica (Via Protomartiri Francescani 11, opposite the cathedral) or popular an establishment at local Tavola Rotonda (about a drugstore). Buy traditional for Umbria products can be in Terra Umbra (Via Patrono d'Italia 10) - olives, oil, prosciutto, cheese, wine and everything you need for an excellent Italian picnic.
Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing Assisi
Gothic monastic church (started in the year of the death and canonization of St. Francis 1228 and completed in 1253) - a World Heritage site, revered shrine and the main attraction of Assisi .St. Francis's body rests in the carcass, today all believers are allowed to go there: one must descend one of the two staircases in the middle of the nave . Special attention should be paid to the luxurious decoration of the cathedral: there are magnificent medieval school paintings, many of which belong to the brushes of Cimabue and Giotto . The frescoes of the "Paradise Arch" depict the allegory of the virtues of the Order .
Since ancient Roman times in Assisi, preserved a magnificent portico of the temple of Minerva, as well as the ruins and remains of the aqueduct and etr s city walls . Medieval fortifications date back to the 14th century . In addition, the city and its surroundings store many other elegant churches: Santa Chiara (1257-1265 yrs .) with the tomb of St. Clara of Assisi, the Romanesque Cathedral of St. Rufina 1140) and the impressive church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, which is 3 km from Assisi, in the homonymous town (the very same place where the nearest to the "spiritual center of Umbria" is . d . station) . This temple was built in 1569, however, due to a strong earthquake, a significant part of the church collapsed . Then has been restored to its original form . Today the Cathedral of Santa Maria degli Angeli attracts thousands of pilgrims, because here is also Porziuncola, the cradle of the Franciscan order . Photo Assisi (28)